María Catalina Del Real Mihovilovic, president of Chile-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group, reaffirmed in Rabat on Tuesday the group’s full support for UN Security Council Resolution 2797 on the Moroccan Sahara, following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Del Real Mihovilovic noted that Resolution 2797 enshrines Morocco’s autonomy plan as a serious and credible solution to the regional dispute, and that this position is shared across the different political parties represented within the friendship group — a consensus she described as reflecting Chile’s foreign policy as a state position that transcends political affiliations.
The visit coincides with two significant anniversaries: the 65th year of diplomatic relations between Chile and Morocco, and the 22nd anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s visit to Chile. Del Real Mihovilovic underscored that the friendship between the two countries has been sustained across successive governments and political transitions, confirming it as a durable and bipartisan commitment rather than a circumstantial alignment.
On the economic front, the delegation identified substantial complementarity between the two countries. Del Real Mihovilovic highlighted the importance of Moroccan fertilizers for Chilean agriculture, while pointing to Chile’s significant reserves of strategic minerals — notably copper and lithium — whose role in the global battery and automotive value chain is growing rapidly, particularly relevant given Morocco’s emergence as a major continental automotive manufacturing hub.
Del Real Mihovilovic framed the bilateral relationship in a broader geographic logic: Morocco, she said, represents a natural gateway into the African continent for Chilean operators, while Chile could reciprocally serve as a platform for Morocco’s access to Latin America and the wider Pacific region. This dual-access logic positions the two countries as complementary bridgeheads for each other’s continental ambitions.
The delegation also identified priority sectors for deeper cooperation beyond the agricultural and industrial dimensions: seawater desalination — increasingly strategic for both water-stressed nations — technology and tourism were all cited as domains where structured partnerships could generate mutual value. The visit’s timing, coinciding with the 65th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, lends the program a ceremonial weight that reinforces its substantive agenda.
